title: Open access to tree genomes: the path to a better forest.
abstract: An open-access culture and a well-developed comparative-genomics infrastructure must be developed in forest trees to derive the full potential of genome sequencing in this diverse group of plants that are the dominant species in much of the earth's terrestrial ecosystems.
authors.forename: David B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Neale
authors.forename: Charles H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Langley
authors.forename: Steven L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Salzberg
authors.forename: Jill L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Wegrzyn
mesh_terms: D022126:Access to Information / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D032461:Chromosomes, Plant / Q000737:chemistry*; D065928:Forests; D014644:Genetic Variation; D018745:Genome, Plant; D023281:Genomics; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014197:Trees / Q000235:genetics*